The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation Administration for
individuals who are committed to the recreation and leisure services profession. The
major in Recreation Administration prepares students with the knowledge, understanding,
ability, and skill necessary to successfully function in professional positions related
to the major.

Curriculum

Accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related
Professions, the department offers a B.S. and a Minor in Recreation Administration.

Students in the recreation administration major complete a core of courses. These
courses are designed to assist students in acquiring competencies related to the principles
of recreation, leadership, group dynamics, and leisure behavior. Courses also cover
legal and financial aspects of recreation service, advanced program planning, organization
and administration of leisure services, evaluation, and professionalism.

Under the guidance of a practitioner, students in recreation administration are encouraged
to acquire 1,000 hours of paid or voluntary hands-on experience in a variety of recreation,
clinical, or leisure services agencies. In addition, they complete full-time internships
with commercial recreation and tourism enterprises, public recreation agencies, nonprofit
organizations, park-oriented agencies, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and other
service organizations.

Students may apply for an out-of-state internship if they achieve a major GPA of 3.3
and a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Additional requirements must also be met.

Courses

Recreation Administration

RA 55. Foundations and Careers in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism

Philosophical, theoretical, and historical basis for recreation service in contemporary
American society; exploration of the various facets of recreation parks and tourism
including public, nonprofit, therapeutic, and commercial recreation.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

RA 60. Technologies in Recreation, Parks and Tourism

The course emphasizes the basics of computer and social media technologies. Students
will learn the basics of entering data and building organized workbooks through Microsoft
Excel, budgeting and evaluation of RPT programs. An examination of proprietary program
registration and league scheduling systems will be conducted.

Units: 1Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

RA 70. Residential Life and Student Involvement Leadership

Exploration into principles and theories of leadership within residential life and
student involvement. Focus is on personal decision-making, diversity, human and group
development. Outcomes will be achieved through discussion, self-assessment, experiential
exercises, and observation of leadership practice. (Formerly RA 192T)

Units: 2Course Typically Offered: Spring

RA 73S. Leadership in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism

Course addresses leadership as a field of study and personal development with a focus
on theory, technique, and direct service application in a recreation setting. A service
learning component will be integrated to foster reflection and growth.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

RA 77S. Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Programming

Course covers the recreation program process including an introduction to activity
plans, program design, delivery, and evaluation. Student will design and implement
two recreation programs through service-learning projects to foster skill application
and practice

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

RA 80. Lifelong Learning in the Natural Environment

Exploration of the social, psychological, and physiological implications of experiential
learning and personal growth using experiences based in the natural environment. Dymanics
of identifying personal interests and skills. Discovering resource-based leaarning
opportunities in leisure appropriate across the life stages. G.E. Breadth E1.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: E1

RA 101. Leisure and Human Behavior

Prerequisite: RA 55. Exploration of leisure as related to the individual and society.
Forces and factors affecting its role on human behavior are examined within the context
of current social issues. (Students may incur minimal expenses related to field trips.)

RA 113. Serving At-Risk Youths

Examination of the forces and factors that place youth at risk. Review of service
models and leadership styles that affect outcomes for at-risk youths with emphasis
on agencies that hoave developed successful program approaches. (Formerly RLS 192T)

RA 117. Special Event Planning

Special techniques and requirements for planning and conducting large community functions
such as street fairs, commmunity festivals, major fund-raisers, corporate events,
and joint sponsorship. Emphasis on community laws and regulations, activity selection
and planning, advertising, and funding. Field trips and/or other off-campus experiences
will be required. (Students may incur minimal expenses related to field trips.)

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

RA 119. Conference, Convention, and Meeting Planning

As examination of the conference, convention, and meeting industry, inclusive of the
design, budgeting, and programming principles utilized within the industry. Provide
an essential understanding of the components involved in the operation of successful
meetings, conventions, and conferences.

RA 128. Legal and Financial Aspects of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism

Prerequisite: RA 55 and RA 77S. Legal and financial aspects of recreation, parks,
and tourism; funding sources, budget development and administration, legal issues,
and risk management and their role in recreation administration.

Units: 4Course Typically Offered: Fall

RA 130. International Tourism: Multicultural Issues and Impacts

Prerequisites: GE Foundation and Breadth Area D. Prepares students to live in an international
multicultural world, as both a responsible tourist or gracious host who appreciates
cultural differences, respects the environment, and understand the impacts of international
tourism.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: M/I

RA 131. Foundations of Commercial Recreation and Tourism

Prerequisite: RA 55. Historical and philosophical foundations of leisure service provisions
by commercial recreation and tourism agencies. Review of selected service providers
including organization, assessment, service provision, legal base, funding profiles,
and current trends analysis. (Field trips may be required.)

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall

RA 133. Recreation and Parks Facilities Planning and Operations

Prerequisite: RA 77S. Emphasis will be on the planning, management, and operations
of recreation and parks facilities. Facility layout for use in activity presentation,
safety procedures, staffing, risk management, and maintenance. (Field trips may be
required.) (Formerly RLS 133)

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

RA 135. Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Marketing

Prerequisite: RA 77S for RA majors only. Analysis and development of marketing and
promotion strategies for recreation, parks, and tourism programs and services, and
an in-depth analysis of recreation feasibility plans.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall

RA 139. Research and Evaluation in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism

Prerequisites: RA 128 and completion of Upper Division Writing Requirement. Overview
of research and evaluation methods as applied to recreation, parks, and tourism services.

RA 148. Process and Principles in Therapeutic Recreation

Prerequisites: RA 144A, RA 144B passed with C grade; or may be taken concurrently.
Designing and evaluating therapeutic recreation programs for healthcare and community
settings. Practical program experience required. (Formerly RLS 148)

Units: 3

RA 149. Trends and Issues in Therapeutic Recreation

Prerequisites: RA 148. In-depth examination of contemporary professional issues and
their relationship to current and future development of therapeutic recreation services.

Units: 3

RA 150. Sports and Entertainment Facility Management

Prerequisite: RA 55 is recommended for RA majors. Examination of the ownership &
governance, function, programming, and management of sports and entertainment facilities
including arenas, performing arts centers, stadiums, convention and conference centers.
Economic impacts, professional associations, and career development in this industry
are also covered.

RA 179. Supervision and Administration in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism

Prerequisite: RA 73S. Preparation for a supervisory role in recreation, parks, and
tourism agencies. Recruitment, motivation, performance evaluation, training and development,
and other supervisory and management practices.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

RA 180. Professional Placement in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism

Prerequisite: may only be taken the semester prior to internship. Professionalism
and internship search procedures in recreation, parks, and tourism.

Units: 1Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

RA 184. Internship in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism

Prerequisites: completion of all major, General Education, and university graduation
requirements. Honors internship requires placement approval in RA 180. Directed supervisory
experience with a nonprofit, public, or commercial recreation agency. Individual development
in administration, supervision, program planning, and public relations. Reports and
conferences required. (It is recommended before registering for internship that students
have the equivalent of 1,000 hours of recreation related experience, either paid or
volunteer, in a recreation service agency.) (CSU liability insurance fee, $8)

Units: 12Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

RA 187. Internship in Therapeutic Recreation

Prerequisites: completion of all major, General Education, and university graduation
requirements. Honors internship requires placement approval in RA 180. Supervised,
directed full-time experience in the field of therapeutic recreation; reports and
conferences required. (It is recommended before internship registrarion that students
have the equivalent of 1,000 hours of recreation related experience, either paid or
volunteer, in the field of recreation service).

RA 192T. Environmental Interpretation

This course provides students with an overview of environmental interpretation used
by public land managers. Students are provided with knowledge and skills for proper
environmental interpretation by developing viable interpretive products and services
for local recreational agencies.

Units: 3, Repeatable up to 9 units

REC 74. Games for All Ages

Planning, design, and leadership techniques for a variety of games appropriate for
diverse populations and age groups. CR/NC grading only.

Units: 1

REC 75. Adventure Ropes Course Experience

An experiential journey of self-awareness, esteem building, and group processing through
initiative games and high ropes elements. CR/NC grading only. (Course fee, $30)

Units: 1Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

REC 82. Wilderness Survival Skills

Backcountry skills for preventing or responding to emergency situations in the wilderness,
such as fire and shelter building, signaling, and land navigation. Explores interpersonal
and intrapersonal reactions to crisis situations. (Formerly RLS 192T) CR/NC grading
only.

Units: 1

REC 83. Whitewater Rafting

Learn fundamental skills for traveling down America's streams and rivers. Topics include
safety, levels and conditions, rescues, and river craft. The course will culminate
in a whitewater rafting trip on the upper Kings river. (Course fee, $65) CR/NC grading
only.

Units: 1

REC 84. Orienteering

Fundamental skills and knowledge for traveling outdoors by map and compass, and by
knowledge of natural features. (Formerly RLS 192T) CR/NC grading only.

Faculty

Faculty are committed to providing a high quality professional preparation program
in recreation and leisure services, founded on a competency based curriculum. Our
graduates acquire specific skills as identified by practitioners, faculty, and the
Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related Professions. These
competencies are related to leadership, program planning, recreation and leisure oriented
activities, budgeting, evaluation of programs and personnel, history, professional
ethics, philosophy, research techniques, marketing and public relations, communication
skills, organi-zational systems, laws and legislation, facility management and administration,
and therapeutic techniques. Students may elect to study: (1) community recreation
and youth services, (2) commercial recreation and event planning, (3) adventure recreation
and tourism, (4) sports and entertainment facility management, (5) therapeutic recreation.